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From Caves to Canvas: Art Through the Ages
The Renaissance
The Renaissance took place from
1300 to 1600. The word
“renaissance” means “rebirth.” It
was then that artists rediscovered ▲ (left) This painting by
ancient Roman art and copied old ▲ Raphael has perspective.
(right) Da Vinci tried to draw
Roman styles. They also relied on ideal mathematical proportions
for the parts of the human
math and science to create balance, body.
n. a way of drawing that the size of an object decreases as its distance from the eye increases
harmony, and perspective.
perspective
Unit 4 | From Caves to Canvas: Art Through the Ages
